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{{WP-REAL}} | '''Charles Alexandre, vicomte de Calonne''' (20 January 1734 – 30 October 1802) was the [[France|French]] finance minister from 1783 to 1787. | ||
'''Charles Alexandre, vicomte de Calonne''' (1734 – 1802) was the [[France|French]] finance minister from 1783 to 1787. | |||
Calonne was unpopular with both the nobles and the general populace, especially for suggesting new tax laws.<ref name="UN">[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]]</ref> He came under the criticism of | Calonne was unpopular with both the nobles and the general populace, especially for suggesting new tax laws.<ref name="UN">[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]]</ref> He came under the criticism of [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau]], who was exiled to [[Prussia]] for doing so.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau]]</ref> Crowds began burning effigies of the finance minister, who was eventually forced to leave the country in 1787, and was followed by several other ministers.<ref name="UN"/> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}} | |||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]] {{Mo}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 6 May 2026
Charles Alexandre, vicomte de Calonne (20 January 1734 – 30 October 1802) was the French finance minister from 1783 to 1787.
Calonne was unpopular with both the nobles and the general populace, especially for suggesting new tax laws.[1] He came under the criticism of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, who was exiled to Prussia for doing so.[2] Crowds began burning effigies of the finance minister, who was eventually forced to leave the country in 1787, and was followed by several other ministers.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity novel (mentioned only)